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The Independent UK
The Independent UK
National
Cara Anna

Rwanda says it's talking with the US about taking in third-country deportees. Here's why

United States Congo Rwanda - (Copyright 2025 The Associated Press. All rights reserved.)

Rwanda drew international attention, and some outrage, by agreeing to take in Britain's rejected asylum-seekers in a plan that collapsed last year. Now Rwanda says it is talking with the Trump administration about a similar idea – and it might find more success.

The negotiations mark an expansion in U.S. efforts to deport people to countries other than their own. It has sent hundreds of Venezuelans and others to Costa Rica, El Salvador and Panama but has yet to announce any major deals with governments in Africa, Asia or Europe.

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